At most National Parks, dogs aren’t allowed on trails that go into the parks. Meaning Sam the Wonder Pup does a whole lot of waiting.
Tag Archives: National Parks
Can’t Get Enough at Arches National Park
Last week I was at the spectacular Arches National Park in Utah.
Dog Days of Summer
Is there anything sweeter than watching a dog play in the water? Especially when the setting is this beautiful?
Yellowstone Every 20 Years
I just pulled out the maps and am planning a big Scampabout for late May. I’m beyond excited. Last year wasn’t good for Scamping for a few reasons, but 2014 is feeling solid.
Posted in Travel
Also tagged Wyoming, Yellowstone
One Stark Tree at Cades Cove, Tennessee
I planned my visit to Tennessee in March assuming it would be warm and lushly green, based on intensive research of historical data. (Meaning I looked at Weather.com once and noted that the season would change from winter to spring during my trip.)
Oklahoma City National Memorial
I’m now in Tennessee, but two states ago I visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial that remembers the 168 people (including 19 children) who died in the 1995 bombing.
Posted in Travel, Uncategorized
Also tagged History, Okalahoma
Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
When I was in Hawaii the volcanoes weren’t active at Volcanoes National Park, so if you’re cheated out of lava-flow photo ops, what else can you take pictures of?
My New Favorite National Park
I’m interrupting the Ireland Series to talk about last weekend’s Colorado Scampabout, which is a more traditional Scampabout since Sadie actually got to go. Plus, I have a new favorite National Park, replacing last year’s spectacular Chiricahua National Park, and I wanted to share it with you.
Law & Murder
On my trip to Hawaii in March I saw all seven national parks. (Read more about my adventures here, here, here, and here.) The most fascinating of the bunch was Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Park on the Big Island, and no, I can’t possibly pronounce it. When you get that many vowels involved I just throw up my hands and order a margarita. What’s fascinating […]
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Also tagged Hawaii, History, Law enforcement, Terror
Hawaiian Highs
Maui is one of those strange places that’s both unbelievably beautiful yet feels like a regular town where people live and work. I’d rented a car – a tiny white clown car I’m pretty sure was run on hamster power – and driving from the airport to my hotel I found myself muttering, over and over again, Wow. Wow. Wow. Almost everywhere you looked was […]
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Also tagged Hawaii, Hiking, Restaurants